Making a Fluted Bowl

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Uploaded by on Mar 7, 2010

I throw and distort a porcelain bowl into a fluted or scalloped design.

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  • Beautiful!

    Is it an optical illusion or are you throwing with a really fast wheel? When I'm throwing porcelain I have to show down the wheel to keep the piece stable.

  • @DirtKickerStudio, Hi there, good to hear from you again. The wheel is going fairly fast at the beginning, but is slowed down as I progress along and the bowl gets thinner. I am not sure if it appears faster than it really is or not, the square bat may cause an illusion of speed, but as I mentioned the clay is pretty stiff and so can stand up with a little faster wheel speed. Happy potting, keep getting dirty.

  • How did you trim the foot without damaging the shape ?

  • @myworld1019 Trim the bowl when the top is leather hard, it will sit on all of the various points along the rim. Just make sure that the top is not too hard, so that it has a little give in it. Try it, it is really pretty easy.

  • OHHHHHHHHHH that's awesome!! OK did you edit out more torch work or did you just keep pushing clay after the one drying session?

  • @ThatLynnGirl Hi Lynn, I thought that I wrote a reply to your question, but I don't see it so... Yes I did do a second heating for about half a minute or so. If you don't have a large torch, get a heat gun from Harbor Freight, they have heat guns for about $10. Be careful with the electrical tool around water! Let me know if it works for you.

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  • Beautiful bowl and a great technique! I'll be practicing this one soon. Love watching your videos :)

  • i made one similar , using your technique, but have not gotten the long lines to give it a shell look

  • @sasukefangirl1000, porcelain is smoother and very white, and a little more difficult to work with than stoneware.

  • Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to try it.

  • I love harbor freight but the $10 heat guns only work once then you have to replace them. I've had 2 so far. Bought the free replacement warranty but I hate wasting the gas. LOL I just used my hair dryer this time but I over-stretched my bowl and got a flop. I will buy a "real" heat gun and go again! Thanks for the reply!

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